This pretty much ruined the fun. Maybe I got a lemon (bad quality control?). If someone reads this, please tell me if their version did not have this problem. Otherwise I can't see putting my boy (and me) through the agony again.

6 yr old son LOVES it... (Rating: 4.00)
Review : My 6 yr old son got this for Christmas- as requested, and he loves it. I must admit, I really had fun playing too. It was a little difficult to set up- you have to have the directions, which my son couldn't find, so I had to look them up on line. Once we got that taken care of, the game was smooth sailing. Just a couple notes- the sound is not great- I couldn't tell the difference between "confirms HIT" or "confirms MISS". They both sound the same. Also, as some others have pointed out, it is very difficult getting the pegs out of the board once the game has ended. All in all, a great gift. Would definately buy it again.

War, anyone? (Rating: 5.00)
Review : The Advanced Mission takes this familiar game to a whole new level. Here is the list of the new weapons and tactics now at your disposal: 2 exocet missles fired from your aircraft carrier; 1 tomahawk missle with a massive footprint fired from your battleship; 2 apache missles fired from your destroyer; 2 torpedoes fired from your sub; two recon airplanes for surveillance; and sonar imaging from your sub! While the older version of this game had some strategy, it was still a mostly guessing game, but with the Advanced Mission you really have to plan your attack and keep track of your available assets. One hint: have your recon planes take off from the aircraft carrier ASAP to avoid them being destroyed if the ship gets sunk. If you play this game with some strategy in mind you will find yourself doing very little guessing, which makes this game much more interesting and NEVER boring!